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1
Howmany total Electoral College votes are there?
538
100
435
15
2
Accordingto the Constitution, a candidate for President must have lived in the UnitedStates for
Allof his/her life
9 years
14 years
7 years
3
The Line of Succession is President, Vice President, __________, President Pro Tempore...
Secretaryof Defense
Attorney General
Speaker of the House
Speaker of Senate
4
Whatdoes it mean when it says Congress cannot suspend the
writ of habeas corpus
?
orderingthe death of a particular person
stopa person from expressing himself in writing
allowpolice to keep a person in jail without telling why
eliminatethe rights found in the first ten amendments
5
Whichof the following is not an expressed power of the Legislative Branch?
Declaring war
Granting Pardons
Coining money
Granting copyrights
6
Howmany Electoral College votes does it take to win a Presidential Election?
100
435
270
535
7
Atthe national level, how long is a U.S. Senator’s term of office?
2 years
8 years
6 years
4 years
8
Second step in the election process narrows down the candidates to only one perpolitical party.
General Election
Electoral College
Primary Election
National Convention
9
How can the President pass a law without the consent of Congress?
Follow the merit system
Make a presidential decree
Only Congress can make laws
Make an executive order
10
TheSenate approving all Presidential appointments is an example of:
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Sovereignty
Limited Government
11
General Elections take place every ____________ in November.
SecondSunday after the last Friday
FirstTuesday after the first Monday
FirstThursday after the third Tuesday
SecondTuesday after the first Sunday
12
Whatkind of bills must always start in the House of Representatives?
Defense bills
Urban Development bills
Revenue bills
Education bills
13
Whatis a filibuster?
Senatorcontinues to talk, preventing a vote on a bill
Senatorrefuses to let a bill get through committee
Senatordecides to retire midway through his term of office
Senatorvotes against his party on a bill
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Whatis the decennial census?
A count of all of the people in the country every ten years
Congressrepresents a congressional district for ten years
lawmakersevaluate the effectiveness of laws every ten years
Congressintroduces the same bill in session for ten years
15
Representationin the Senate is:
Equal,two per state
Oneper state
Basedon the State’s population
Differentevery 10 years
16
The power to grant forgiveness from punishment to an individual is a:
Dipolmacy
Reprieve
Amnesty
Pardon
